"Caen Basket Calvados Caen Basket Calvados is a French basketball team located in the commune of Caen in Northwestern France. The club competes in LNB Pro B, France's second-division men's league. Caen Basket Club (CBC) was founded in 1959 after the scrapping of older basketball club Stade Malherbe Caennais. This section dissolved in September 1959 and the 80% of the chamber joined the new club, mostly to keep athletes and administrative benefits. The home games are played at the (3000 seats). The beginnings of the club was promising despite performance instability. Caen BC finished third in the National Championship 1"
"River Seine. Its port is the second largest in France, after Marseille, for total traffic, and the largest French container port. Le Havre's campus is the historic campus of EM Normandie. In the center of the city, the campus is located only 200 meters from the Marina. Caen is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Lower Normandy region. Caen's campus in the second main campus of EM Normandie with 7000 square meters. It holds 5 amphitheaters, 5 computer rooms, 2 language laboratories, 1 media library, and many classrooms."
"disposes of a pluridisciplinary research laboratory which qualifies advanced students (notably PhD students). Although it is headquartered just across the border in Geneva, Switzerland, most of CERN's Large Hadron Collider lies in parts of several communes in the Arrondissement of Gex in Ain. The department of Ain consists of 4 arrondissements, 23 cantons and 408 communes. The biggest cities are Bourg-en-Bresse (40,300 inhabitants), Oyonnax (23,200 inhabitants), Ambérieu-en-Bugey (12,600 inhabitants) and Bellegarde-sur-Valserine (11,400 inhabitants) (estimates INSEE, 2006). The President of the Departemental Council is Damien Abad (UMP) since the French departemental elections, 2015. According to its five constituencies, the département of"
"Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen is a fine arts museum in the French city of Caen, founded at the start of the 19th century and rebuilt in 1971 within the ducal château. On September 1, 1801, the Minister of Interior Jean-Antoine Chaptal selected 15 cities to serve as depots to display a large number of paintings confiscated from émigrés or acquired through the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Although the city of Caen was chosen for its academic reputation and character as cultural capital of Normandy, it showed, at first, little enthusiasm because article 4"
"Besançon Besançon (French and Arpitan: ; archaic , ) is the capital of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzerland. Capital of the historic and cultural region of Franche-Comté, Besançon is home to the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regional council headquarters, and is an important administrative centre in the region. It is also the seat of one of the fifteen French ecclesiastical provinces and one of the two divisions of the French Army. In 2015 the city had a population of 116,676, in a"
"March 1790, by order of the National Constituent Assembly. The new departments were to be uniformly administered and approximately equal to one another in size and population. The department was created from the former provinces of Barrois (area of Bar-le-Duc) and Three Bishoprics (area of Verdun). From about 500 AD, the Franks controlled this part of northeastern France, and the Carolingian Empire was the last stage of their rule. The Carolingian territories were divided into three sections in 843 at the Treaty of Verdun, and the area that is now the department of Meuse became part of Middle Francia. The"
"spread into 97 departments. The federation is led by a board of directors with 24 members and by Paul Francheterre who has been the federal president since 2015. The national federation is the organization in charge of managing the 97 societies spread in metropolitan and overseas departments. Headquarters are located in Asnières-sur-Seine. In each department, there can only be one association labeled by the national federation as a ""departmental association of civil protection"" (""association départementale de protection civile, or ADPC""). Each departmental association is in charge of one or several local societies (""antennes"") which are the operationnal units of the"
"the department of Pas-de-Calais has seven. Mayotte has none. Arrondissements of France An arrondissement () is a level of administrative division in France generally corresponding to the territory overseen by a subprefect. , the 101 French departments were divided into 334 arrondissements (including 12 overseas). The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture. When an arrondissement contains the prefecture (capital) of the department, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture. Arrondissements are further divided into cantons and communes. The term arrondissement can be roughly translated into English as district."
"limited to preventing local policy from conflicting with national policy. The departments are further divided into communes, governed by municipal councils. As of 2013, there were 36,681 communes in France. In the overseas territories, some communes play a role at departmental level. Paris, the country's capital city, is a commune as well as a department. In continental France (metropolitan France, excluding Corsica), the median land area of a department is , which is two-and-a-half times the median land area of the ceremonial counties of England and the preserved counties of Wales and slightly more than three-and-half times the median land"
"which includes defense cooperation, police, gendarmerie and civil protection within a single entity. Directorate of Cooperation of Security and Defence The Directorate of Cooperation of Security and Defence (in French : ) is a structure belonging to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (MAEDI), intended to develop international structural cooperation in the fields of defense, internal security and civil protection. With an overall budget of €100 million over 105 programs and 209, the DCSD falls within the General Secretariat and is integrated in the General Directorate of Political Affairs and security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Appeared in"
"Seine (department) Seine was a department of France encompassing Paris and its immediate suburbs. Its capital was Paris and its official number was 75. The Seine department was abolished in 1968 and its territory divided among four new departments. From 1929 to its abolition in 1968, the department consisted of the city of Paris and 80 suburban communes surrounding Paris. It had an area of 480 km² (185 sq. miles), 22% of that area being the city of Paris, and 78% being independent suburbs. It was divided into three """": Paris, , and . The Seine department was created on"
"Carpiquet Carpiquet is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Caen – Carpiquet Airport is located in Carpiquet. Carpiquet is on the western side of the Caen metropolitan area. The town is divided into four distinct areas: The Carpiquet Airport was one of the objectives of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division during the Normandy Campaign. The village was fought over between June and July 1944 in several battles, notably during the Battle for Caen. It and the airport were finally taken in early July during Operation Windsor. Chalair Aviation, an airline, has its head"
"It is also the oldest French PVC windows company still in activity. Alençon is linked by the A28 autoroute (motorway/freeway) with the nearby cities of Le Mans to the south (Sarthe) and Rouen (Seine-Maritime) to the north. The A88 autoroute links the A28 just north of Alençon to the coastal port of Caen. A comprehensive town bus system operates from 7:00 to 19:00. There is a comprehensive network of cycle paths. Alençon was the birthplace of: Alençon is twinned with: Alençon Alençon () is a commune in Normandy, France, capital of the Orne department. It is situated west of Paris."
"office on the grounds of Caen – Carpiquet Airport in Carpiquet. Carpiquet is twinned with: Carpiquet Carpiquet is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Caen – Carpiquet Airport is located in Carpiquet. Carpiquet is on the western side of the Caen metropolitan area. The town is divided into four distinct areas: The Carpiquet Airport was one of the objectives of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division during the Normandy Campaign. The village was fought over between June and July 1944 in several battles, notably during the Battle for Caen. It and the airport were"
"the armies. The service manages more than 80 projects and commanded more than 7.5 billions of euros to the national Industry in 2011. The headquarters of the Ministry of Defence is located at the Hotel de Brienne, in the 14th Arrondissement of Paris but all services have been moved to a new headquarters. On 5 November 2015, French president François Hollande inaugurated The new French Defence Ministry headquarters at Balard Site, nicknamed Hexagone Balard or ""Balardgon"" in reference to its American counterpart The Pentagon. Hexagone Balard concentrates all components of the French Armed Forces, and houses the Chief of Staff"
"Directorate of Cooperation of Security and Defence The Directorate of Cooperation of Security and Defence (in French : ) is a structure belonging to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (MAEDI), intended to develop international structural cooperation in the fields of defense, internal security and civil protection. With an overall budget of €100 million over 105 programs and 209, the DCSD falls within the General Secretariat and is integrated in the General Directorate of Political Affairs and security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Appeared in the 1960s with the independence of the territories of the former French colonial"
"directorates administrative and support rights (DASH) of the GSBdD will be generalized, numbering 51, from 1 January 2011. There are five decentralized regional directorates: (directions marked with * were included in their respective region to earth , as an experiment until 1 January 2011) Commissariat de l'armée de terre The Commissariat de l'armée de terre (CAT) is the commissariat branch of the French Army. Its equivalent for the French Navy is the Commissariat de la marine (SCM) and for the French Air Force the Service de l'administration générale et des finances de l'armée de l'air (SAGF) (formerly known as the"
"371,102. The three arrondissements of the Haute-Vienne department are: Haute-Vienne Haute-Vienne () is a French department named after the river Vienne. It is one of the 12 departments that together constitute the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The neighbouring departments are: Creuse, Corrèze, Dordogne, Charente, Vienne and Indre. There are three arrondissements (administrative regions) in the department; the Arrondissement of Limoges, the capital of which is Limoges; the Arrondissement of Bellac, the capital of which is Bellac, some to the northwest of Limoges; and the Arrondissement of Rochechouart, with its capital, Rochechouart to the west of Limoges. The chief and largest"
"towards its agglomeration. Indeed, Cherbourg focuses 35% of commercial activities and 45% of retail trade in the agglomeration, against 40% and 55% for the centre of Caen respectively, particularly two-thirds of the human equipment stores against 90% in Lower Normandy's capital. Grocery chains, equipment and home appliances have left the city centre for out-of-town shopping centres. The number of fast food outlets doubled between 1995 and 2005, while the strength of the traditional catering has stagnated. Cherbourg-Octeville, the largest city of the department, is the main centre for administration and services for the Cotentin. Health is an important provider of"
"France: Notes for Table 7: Departments of France In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government below the national level (""territorial collectivities""), between the administrative regions and the commune. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as regions. Departments are further subdivided into 334 arrondissements, themselves divided into cantons; the last two have no autonomy, and are used for the organisation of police, fire departments, and sometimes, elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council (""conseil départemental"""
"since its foundation in 1946, to its present site on Rue Henry-Farman. Directorate General for Civil Aviation (France) The French Civil Aviation Authority (Direction générale de l'aviation civile) (, DGAC) is the French civil aviation authority. It is headquartered in 15th arrondissement of Paris of Paris, 50, rue Henry-Farman. It is subordinate to the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. The DGAC levies a civil aviation tax on several flights operating from France. The Secretariat General for Civil and Commercial Aviation (SGACC) was formed on 12 September 1946 by the Ministry of Transport and Public Works. The first secretary"
"Departments of France In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government below the national level (""territorial collectivities""), between the administrative regions and the commune. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as regions. Departments are further subdivided into 334 arrondissements, themselves divided into cantons; the last two have no autonomy, and are used for the organisation of police, fire departments, and sometimes, elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council (""conseil départemental"" (sing.), ""conseils départementaux"" (plur.)). From"
"Calvados (department) Calvados (; ) is a department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast. Calvados is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from a part of the former province of Normandy. The name ""Orne inférieure"" was originally proposed for the department, but it was ultimately decided to call the area Calvados after a group of rocks off its coast. One popular legend ascribes its etymology to the ""Salvador"", a ship from the Spanish"
"Haute-Vienne Haute-Vienne () is a French department named after the river Vienne. It is one of the 12 departments that together constitute the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The neighbouring departments are: Creuse, Corrèze, Dordogne, Charente, Vienne and Indre. There are three arrondissements (administrative regions) in the department; the Arrondissement of Limoges, the capital of which is Limoges; the Arrondissement of Bellac, the capital of which is Bellac, some to the northwest of Limoges; and the Arrondissement of Rochechouart, with its capital, Rochechouart to the west of Limoges. The chief and largest city in the department is Limoges, the other towns"
"Directorate General for Civil Aviation (France) The French Civil Aviation Authority (Direction générale de l'aviation civile) (, DGAC) is the French civil aviation authority. It is headquartered in 15th arrondissement of Paris of Paris, 50, rue Henry-Farman. It is subordinate to the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. The DGAC levies a civil aviation tax on several flights operating from France. The Secretariat General for Civil and Commercial Aviation (SGACC) was formed on 12 September 1946 by the Ministry of Transport and Public Works. The first secretary general of the newly-formed organisation was Max Hymans (1900-1961), who had been"
"the First Consul's tight mask Had been split in several places by the Emperor's brow. It was then that in Besançon, that old Spanish town, Cast like a seed into the flying wind, A child was born of mixed blood—Breton and Lorraine— Pallid, blind and mute... That child, whom Life was scratching from its book, And who had not another day to live, Was me.</poem> Besançon is twinned with: Besançon Besançon (French and Arpitan: ; archaic , ) is the capital of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to"
"Languedoc. The department was created on 4 November 1808 during the First French Empire by a decision of Napoleon. The emperor had been invited to visit the town of Montauban, an important industrial and commercial centre at the time, whose populace thought the town was central enough and sufficiently important to be the capital of a new department. He was impressed by their loyalty and granted their request. The department was formed out of territories that had previously been part of neighbouring areas. More than half of the territory was taken from the Department of Lot (including Montauban and Moissac),"
"Orne Orne () is a department in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne. Orne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution, on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Normandy and Perche. Birth place of Charlotte Corday, Girondist and assassin of Jean-Paul Marat. Orne is in the region of Normandy neighbouring Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Sarthe, Manche, Mayenne, and Calvados. It is the only department of Normandy to be landlocked. The largest town by a considerable margin is the prefecture, Alençon which is an administrative and commercial centre"
"Tarn (department) Tarn ( or ; ) is a French department located in the Occitanie region in the southwest of France named after the Tarn river. Its prefecture and largest city is Albi. The inhabitants of Tarn are known, in French, as ""Tarnais"" (women: ""Tarnaises""). Tarn is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790, through application of the Law of 22 December 1789. It was created from part of the former province of Languedoc, and comprised the dioceses of Albi and Castres (which found themselves merged in 1817). The new department had"
"Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Mans The Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Mans (Latin: ""Dioecesis Cenomanensis""; French: ""Diocèse du Mans"") is a Roman Catholic diocese of France. The diocese is now a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo but had previously been suffragan to Bourges, Paris, Sens, and Tours (in ascending order). The Diocese of Le Mans comprises the entire department of Sarthe, created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790, pursuant to the law of 22 December 1789; the province of Maine was divided into two departments, Sarthe to the east and Mayenne"
"manufacture of hosiery and paper. The department has some minerals in the form of coal, iron, stone, marble and clay. The President of the General Council is Louis Pinton of the Union for a Popular Movement. Châteauroux, the capital of the department, is a historic town. It was originally called ""Château Raoul"", the present day château which now houses the préfecture being built on the site of a castle constructed in the tenth century by Raoul le Large, lord of Déols. In 1188 the castle was held by Philippe Auguste who was concerned in protecting the drapery business centred in"
"of departments, initially 83, had been increased to 130 by 1809 with the territorial gains of the Republic and of the First French Empire (see Provinces of the Netherlands for the annexed Dutch departments). Following Napoleon's defeats in 1814–1815, the Congress of Vienna returned France to its pre-war size and the number of departments was reduced to 86 (three of the original departments having been split). In 1860, France acquired the County of Nice and Savoy, which led to the creation of three new departments. Two were added from the new Savoyard territory, while the department of ""Alpes-Maritimes"" was created"
"Vaud, Neuchâtel, and Jura. The department is dominated by the Jura mountains, which rise east of Besançon. The President of the Departmental Council is Christine Bouquin (DVD). The inhabitants of the department are called ""Doubiens"". The Doubs department is at the same time the greenest and the most industrialized in France. It is the birthplace of the automotive manufacturer Peugeot. The castle of Joux and Besançon are important tourist destinations. Doubs Doubs (; Arpitan: ""Dubs"") is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France named after the Doubs River. As early as the 13th century, inhabitants of the northern"